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How to Build an X-wing: 50 Years After ILM Completed Its First ‘Star Wars’ Model

How to Build an X-wing: 50 Years After ILM Completed Its First ‘Star Wars’ Model

by Jason Eaton | Dec 22, 2025 | San Francisco News

Take an extensive deep dive into ILM’s creation of the original X-wing fighter miniatures for Star Wars: A New Hope. By Jason Eaton (Credit: ILM & Lucasfilm ©). 50 years ago, in an industrial park far, far away, an unassuming team of young artists and craftspeople...

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